New Yarn Alert

Mr. FedEx came this afternoon with boxes of Crazy Sexy Wool. I’ll be busy tomorrow finding somewhere to put the yarn.

All of a sudden I looked at the calendar and it’s the middle of November. I need to get working on newsletters which I hope to get to tonight. I also worked on our store hours for December.

We will be closed on Friday November 28th. 

Dad and Beth are out tonight so it’s me and the dogs. I started to put ornaments on the tree. Jackson walked close to the tree and I realized that the good glass balls need to be up top and plastic balls need to be at the bottom. I went into our storage room to find more decorations. There are 3 huge boxes that are way too heavy for me to carry. Beth and I will need to start going through them tomorrow night to see what needs to come upstairs.

Now a bit of CSI:NY and knitting on my Joji shawl. 

The Watering Can

I took the day off and drove to Vineland to visit The Watering Can.

This is from their website

Set in the heart of Niagara’s wine country, The Watering Can Flower Market is a European inspired shop bursting with plants and flowers with new discoveries at every turn. We are a family run, plant enthusiast, flower loving company who loves a good coffee to fuel our excitement.

We have 2 locations to explore! Our Vineland destination centre features a unique experience with thousands of tropicals, cacti and succulents, our floral boutique, café and our workshops. Come enjoy a walk through while you savor a drink and pastry from our café or better yet, stay for lunch amidst the plants in our greenhouse. Guiding and teaching others our knowledge and skills of this wonderful world we live in, can been seen through our extensive workshop line-ups. Our St. Catharines store is exclusive to our floral boutique and is located right in the downtown core.

The shop’s founder had an immense love of flowers and sought to share her admiration of nature’s gifts. In her memory, we continue to grow, create, and teach. In her honour, it is our pleasure to serve you.

I can’t believe that I haven’t been there before.

There are 5 out buildings where they teach workshops. If I was only 25 again. This would be a perfect setup for a yarn shop 🥰

I came home with a few bags including a new Nativity Set.

It had to come home with me. 

I’m totally into Christmas now. After The Price is Right we’re getting the Christmas tree out.

Lazy Sunday

I finally cast off my latest Sophie Scarf. I used 3 skeins of Spincycle Plump on 8mm needles. I have been wearing my first Plump Sophie Scarf in the store and I love it. 

Jaunty is almost finished. My goal is to be cast off by Friday so that Alex can take it home to block it. I enjoyed knitting the shawl. The pattern is easy to follow and after a few inches you have the rows memorized.

I didn’t work on my Joji shawl today but I hope to after my post is Published. The Grey Cup is on and there is a great NFL game on tonight. 

Beth should be home any minute. The dogs are going to freak out. 

Crazy Sexy Wool

This is the Let Go Blanket from Wool and the Gang (pattern purchased on Ravelry). The blanket is knit with Crazy Sexy Wool which should be arriving in the store next week (probably on Wednesday).

FIBER:  100% WOOL

LENGTH/WEIGHT: 80 METRES (87 YARDS) PER 200 GRAM BALL

GAUGE:  7 STITCHES + 10 ROWS PER 10 CM / 4” ON US15-50 (10MM-25MM)

South American sheep – we’ve got you to thank for our Crazy Sexy Wool. It’s 100% natural, 100% renewable and totally biodegradable too. Your knits will be cosy but breathable so it’s a winner in every season. That’s wool for you – kind to you and kind to the planet.

The yarn is online to preorder.

Here is a link to patterns for Crazy Sexy Wool on Ravelry.

I brought my One Love shawl with me to work yesterday hoping to get the second clue finished. I didn’t get very far. If there is time today I will try and get a few more rows done and then hopefully tomorrow during football I can get onto the third clue. 

Thank you to all who visited today. It was a great day! Now I’m heading home for a nap before dinner. Then dad and I are making banana bread. 

What a great evening to be playing with yarn.

Gnomes

I’m a bit obsessed with Sarah Schira’s gnomes.

These are Snow What Matters (pattern purchased on Ravelry). You need 4 mini skeins to make one. 

A dark and dreary winter without snow? A horrible prospect indeed! A powerful wish for snow turned Mr. Gnightley into a Sgnome-man for a little while. When he turned back, there was still a touch of the snowman about him!

This is Gnumpkin and Gnettle (pattern purchased on Ravelry). This was the October MKAL.

In the lands of Willowdell, where dozens of streams crisscross each other in meandering paths and the gardens burst with good things to eat, the gnomes have a particularly gourd-geous look to them.

We still have kits available. 

This is Someone to Write Gnome About - Mini (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

A fun project for self-striping or variegated yarn.

Mini Gnock is a smaller version of the original, larger pattern. And just like so many younger siblings, Mini Gnock wants to do everything her big sister does. Slouchy hat? All the rage. Stripey socks? All the stripes!

Little Gnock is so much fun to pose and play with - her personality brings joy to every room.

Mr. FedEx dropped off our box of Cardiff Cashmere this morning. Yummy!

I knit a bit more with the Flight needles. The joins are very nice. You don’t know you are on interchangeable needles. The yarn slides and doesn’t catch. I highly recommend the needles if you like sharp points. More sets will be arriving next week.

I’ve been a little slow with my writing this week and even missed a few days. Beth is away enjoying a cruise in the Caribbean so it’s up to me to look after dad and the boys. They aren’t a problem but it’s a bit more work than having Beth at home. Making sure everyone eats so they can have their medications. Keeping the house clean. All the chores and staying up too late at night with dad watching TV. The good thing about this is that Jaunty is almost finished. The bad thing is that I haven’t picked up my Joji MKAL. By the time I sit down I’m tired and don’t want to be paying attention to a pattern. Maybe tonight. Beth will be home on Sunday night and I told her I’m taking the next few days off. 😘

Ooey Gooey Sock Set

Andrea Mowry has a new sock pattern.

Have you ever seen a cuter toe?? Inspired by Ooey Gooey, these socks will be the star of your sock drawer. I think it is safe to say that this is the most fun I have ever had designing socks! So much so that I designed the pattern as a set to include both Toe Up with a Fleegle Heel instructions as well as Cuff Down with a Heel Flap. No matter which construction you prefer, I hope you love them!

You can purchase the pattern for the Ooey Gooey Sock Set on Ravelry.

Photos © Andrea Mowry

The socks are knit in fingering weight yarn. You can choose two solid colours or you can do a solid with a multi. Andrea used Dyed in the Wool for her multi. Crazy Zauberball would be a great yarn for the contrast.

I mentioned new yarns coming. Here is the first. Cardiff Cashmere Classic. The yarn should be arriving next week.

Classic is the pure cashmere hand-knitting yarn for excellence. The 100% Cashmere can be used for a wide selection of projects ranging from simple accessories to more complicated sweaters and cardigans. It works well with all knitting stitches and in particular with well-defined ones.

The balls are 25g and have 110m. This is the yarn that PetiteKnits used for her Sophie Scarf. 

Today was spent doing errands. I’ll be in the store early to pack mail orders. Thank you to everyone who placed orders. I like having a crazy morning packing. Now it’s knitting time!